Thomas Tunnard
Thomas Tunnard | |
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Born | 1918 July 30th |
Died | 2012 August 25th |
Thomas Tunnard (30 July 1918 – 25 August 2012) was an English cathedral organist, who served in St. Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham.[1]
Background[]
Thomas Newburgh Tunnard was born on 30 July 1918 in Lexham, Norfolk. He was a chorister at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, and then educated at Bedford School, the Royal College of Music and New College, Oxford 1937 - 1939, and 1945 - 1946.
From 1950 he was head of music at Warwick School.
In 1953 he founded the Warwick & Kenilworth Choral Society[2]
From 1958 he was head of music at King Edward's School, Birmingham, following in the footsteps of his predecessor Willis Grant at the Cathedral.
Died 25 August 2012[3]
Career[]
Organist of:
- St Michael at the North Gate, Oxford 1946 - 1950
- Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick 1950 - 1958
- St. Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham 1958 - 1967
References[]
- ^ The Succession of Organists. Watkins Shaw.
- ^ http://www.wkcs.org/history.html
- ^ "Thomas TUNNARD Obituary". The Times. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
Categories:
- English classical organists
- British male organists
- Cathedral organists
- 1918 births
- People educated at Bedford School
- Alumni of New College, Oxford
- Alumni of the Royal College of Music
- 2012 deaths
- 20th-century classical musicians
- 20th-century British male musicians